Donegal 1-16

Meath 2-18

The Donegal senior hurlers suffered a five-point defeat to Meath in their last Christy Ring Cup encounter at O’Donnell Park on Saturday afternoon.

The visitors had the wind advantage in Act One however, Donegal battled hard to only trail by the minimum at the break.

Half-time: Donegal0-7-0-8 Meath

13 minutes into the second stanza, the Royal county found an important score in the form of a Darren O’Higgins major.

Just after the hour mar, they found the back of the net for a second time through Mikey Cole to extend their lead to nine.

Mickey McCann’s side reduced the arrears in the closing stages, with Ruairi Campbell finding the back of the net.

However, Meath sealed the win but it wasn’t enough to see them advance to the competition’s showpiece.